詰 – packed, close, pressed

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The kanji 詰 means packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キツ、キチ (kitsu, kichi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つ.める、つ.め、-づ.め、つ.まる、つ.む (tsumeru, tsume, zume, tsumaru, tsumu). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 言 (no. 149).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キツ	kitsu
On’yomi	キチ	kichi
Kun’yomi	つ.める	tsumeru
Kun’yomi	つ.め	tsume
Kun’yomi	-づ.め	zume
Kun’yomi	つ.まる	tsumaru
Kun’yomi	つ.む	tsumu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 言 (Kangxi radical 149). Components: 言・口・士.

Words using 詰

詰めるつめるto stuff into缶詰かんづめcanned food瓶詰びんづめbottling詰まるつまるto be packed (with)見詰めるみつめるto stare (at)詰るなじるto rebuke

Example sentences

この穴を何かで詰めなくては。

We've got to fill this hole with something.

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なしはこの工場で缶詰にされます。

Nashi are tinned in this factory.

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しかし、国産ワインといっても、国内で瓶詰めされたものは全て国産ワインとなります。

Having said 'domestic wine', anything bottled domestically is deemed to be domestic wine.

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Kanji with the same radical

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